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3D printed tooth model – a patient education tool and surgical aid in endodontics
From Volume 45, Issue 7, July 2018 | Pages 655-659
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The advantages of CBCT are well known in all fields of dentistry. It provides advantages above the conventional 2-Dimensional (2D) imaging in terms of diagnosis, treatment planning and improving the predictability of the procedure.1 Today, conversion of virtual images to materiality has been made possible by 3-Dimensional (3D) printing. 3D printing has opened up a whole new world of diagnosis, anatomical structure evaluation, treatment planning and patient education in the field of dentistry.2 The technique of 3D printing can be used as an effective motivational and educational tool, quite apart from its other advantages,3 and act as a visual aid to patients in the acceptance of treatment. The case below explains how a patient, unwilling for the use of surgical intervention, was motivated to accept the treatment modality using 3D printed models generated from CBCT data.
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